MERCEDES-BENZ C350 4MATIC 2006 W203 Owner's Manual

220 Controls in detailAudio systemOperating the single CD player in the
audio system unit
Loading a CD
The single CD player in the audio system
unit has capacity for one CD. The CD slot
for loading the drive is located underneath
the soft keys.
Make sure the system is switched on.

Insert CD into CD slot. The label side of
the CD must face upwards.
The system automatically pulls the CD
into the CD slot. The audio CD begins
to play.Ejecting a CD

Make sure the system is switched on.

Press EJECTbutton.
The system ejects the CD.
NO CD
will
appear in the display.

Remove CD from slot.Operational readiness of CD changer*
If a CD changer* has been installed in the
vehicle, it can be operated from the front
control panel of the audio system.
A loaded magazine must be installed to
play CDs.
The CD changer* is located in the glove
box.
Loading/unloading the CD magazine

Slide changer door to the right and
press gbutton.

Magazine will be ejected.
!If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting a new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iIf a CD has been inserted incorrectly or
cannot be read,
WRONG CD0
will appear
in the display.
iIf you do not take the CD out of the CD
slot within approx. 15 seconds, the
system automatically pulls the CD back
in and plays it.
If a CD is pulled back in, press
EJECTbutton for 5 seconds; the CD
will then be ejected.
iThe CD changer* may not be able to
play audio CDs with copy protection.

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Audio system
1CD
2CD changer
3CD tray
4CD magazine
Remove magazine4 and pull
CD tray3 fully out.

Place CD1 in recess of tray, label side
up.

Push tray into magazine in direction of
arrow.

Push magazine into CD changer*2 in
direction of arrow and close sliding
door.
Playing CDs
Single CD player in the audio unit

Pressi button.CD 0
will appear in the upper left-hand
corner of the display.
The CD will resume playback at the point
where it was switched off.CD changer*

Press Q button.CD and the selected magazine slot
number appear in the upper left-hand
corner of the display.
If you have not removed a CD since the last
time the CD audio source was activated,
the last CD listened to will begin to play at
the point where it was switched off.
After the last track on a CD has finished,
the next CD is automatically played.
iCDs which have been inserted
improperly or are unreadable will not
be played.

222 Controls in detailAudio systemPlaying tracks
You have the following options:

Audio system with CD changer*:
selecting CDs


Direct track entry


Track skip forward/reverse


Fast forward/reverse


Scan


Random tracks


Repeat trackSelecting CDs in the audio unit with CD
changer*

You can select from among the
inserted CDs with buttons
Rto6.
R = CD player in the audio unit
1to6 = CDs in the
CD changer*
The magazine slot number of the
selected CD appears next to
CD in the
display, and the number of the
currently played track appears next
to
TRACK
.Direct track entry
You can make a direct selection from
among the tracks on a CD.

Press * button.

Enter track number using buttons 1
to R.
The number of the track being played
appears next to
TRACK
in the display.
You can only enter available track
numbers.
iIf there is no CD in the selected
magazine slot,
NO CD
appears in the
display with the corresponding slot
number.

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Audio system
Skipping tracks forward/backward

Skipping tracks forward
Press S button briefly.
The next track will be played.


Skipping tracks backward
Press T button briefly.
If the track has been playing for
more than 10 seconds, the unit
skips back to the beginning of the
track currently playing. If less than
10 seconds have been played, the
unit skips back to the beginning of
the previous track.
Pressing the T or S button
repeatedly will result in multiple tracks
being skipped.Fast forward/reverse


Fast forward
Press and hold S button until
desired point has been reached.


Reverse
Press and hold T button until
desired point has been reached.
Scan


Starting scan
Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display.
Each track on the current CD will be
played for approx. 8 seconds in as-
cending order.


Ending scan
Press
SC soft key or T or S.Random play
The random function (RDM) plays the
tracks of the current CD in random order.


Switching on random
Press
RDM
soft key.
RDM
appears in the display.
A randomly selected track is
played.


Switching off random
Press
RDM
soft key again.
iThe track number and the relative time
of the track is shown in the display
during the search.
iWhen you start the RDM function, the
RPT function is automatically switched
off.

224 Controls in detailAudio systemRepeat
The track being played is repeated until the
repeat function is switched off.

Switching on repeat
Press
RPT
soft key.
RPT appears in the display.


Switching off repeat
Press
RPT
soft key again.Pause function
The CD changer mode is interrupted by an
incoming call on the telephone*
(
page 229).


Switching on pause function
Press U button.
The CD changer mode is
interrupted and
PAUSE
appears in
the display.


Switching off pause function
Press U button.
The CD changer mode is active
again.Track and time display

Press
T soft key.
The number of the track being played
and the elapsed playing time appear in
the display.

Press
T soft key again.
The total number of tracks and the total
playing time of the CD appear in the
display.

Press
T soft key.
The standard CD playback menu
appears in the display.
iWhen you start the RPT function, the
RDM function is automatically
switched off.

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Audio system
GSM network phones
Using your Mercedes-Benz specified
mobile telephone*, a number of functions
and operating steps can be performed and
displayed in the audio system display.
Further operating instructions not covered
here can be found in the operating instruc-
tions for the multifunction steering wheel
and the cellular telephone*.
I f y o u r a u d i o s y s t e m i s s e t u p f o r t e l e p h o n e
operation, the tsymbol will appear in
the display.
When you insert your Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile telephone* into the
telephone cradle, you will be prompted to
enter your PIN for 30 seconds
(page 225). This display disappears
when you press any button.
When your mobile telephone is inserted
into the telephone cradle, you will see the
reception strength in the upper right-hand
corner of the display.Switching on the telephone
Switching on the telephone

Pressh button.
If the telephone was previously
switched off,
PROCESSING
appears in
the display and you will then be
prompted to enter your PIN.
Switching off the telephone

Pressh button for approx.
3 seconds.PROCESSING
appears in the display until
the telephone is off. Afterward,
PHONE OFF
appears in the display.PIN entry

Enter PIN number using buttons 1
to R.

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
soft key. Press soft key
briefly to delete the last digit entered;
press soft key and hold to delete the
complete number.

Press
OK soft key after entering correct
PIN.

READY
or
ROAMING
will appear in the
display.

226 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting the volume
Turn rotary control of N button
during a telephone call.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.
Adjusting sound

Adjust sound during a telephone call.
Sound adjustment (
page 203).Placing a call
Entering a telephone number and
starting the dialing process

Enter desired telephone number using
buttons 1 to R.
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only twelve of these are visible in
the display.

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
soft key. Press soft key
briefly to delete the last digit entered;
press soft key and hold to delete the
complete number.

After correct telephone number has
been entered, press s button.
Phone book
The numbers stored in the phone book of
the telephone can be called up either by
name or number.
In addition, incoming calls are stored in the
phone book.
iIf the PIN is entered incorrectly three
times,
NEED PUK
will appear in the
display. Enter PUK via your telephone.
Please refer to the separate telephone
operating instructions for more
information.
iThe volume can be adjusted separately
for telephone mode and audio mode.
iIf the telephone number has been
saved together with a name in the
telephone book, the name will appear
in the display.

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Audio system


Searching and calling up telephone
book entries by name
You can access your mobile
telephone’s phone book using the
audio system. You can access both the
main entries and the sub-entries of
your phone book.

Press
MEM
soft key or press
button‚ orƒ.

Press desired numerical key 2
to 9.
The stored entries are selected
according to the alphabetical order
of the initial letters (e.g. for S-Schneider, press button 7
four times).
or

Press and hold button ‚
orƒ.
The system jumps from one initial
letter to the next in ascending or
descending order.

Press and hold button ‚
orƒ until desired initial letter
has been reached.
or

Press button ‚ or ƒ
repeatedly until desired entry has
been reached.
The stored entries are selected in
alphabetical order with the
sub-entries.
iThis is only possible, however, when
the call information transmitted
includes the number of the person
calling. If the telephone number is not
transmitted,
NO NUMBER
will be stored
in the phone book.
iSeveral sub-entries can be stored for
each main entry (name). These entries
are marked by a corresponding
abbreviation that appears in the upper
left-hand corner of the display. The
following abbreviations for sub-entries
are possible:
CEL = Mobile phone
HOM = Home
WOR = Work
FAX = Fax
PAG = Pager
TEL = Main


228 Controls in detailAudio system

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.


Viewing the telephone number of a
telephone book entry
Search for desired entry.

Press
NUM
soft key.
The telephone number of the phone
book entry appears in the display.


Returning calls received

Press
MEM
soft key or press
button‚ orƒ.

Press
RCV
soft key (received calls).
The number of received calls and
then the call last received appear
briefly in the display.

Select desired telephone number
with button ‚ or ƒ.
The letter
R and the number of the
memory position appear in the
upper left-hand corner of the
display. The numbers are stored in
the order of the calls received.

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.


Speed dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as speed dial numbers in your
telephone, you can also enter these
with buttons 1 to R on the radio
head unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
briefly.

Press s button.
The call will be made.


Turbo dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as turbo dial numbers in your
telephone, you can also enter these
with buttons 1 to R on the radio
head unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
until the call is made.


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Audio system
Redial
If the number you have dialed is busy, you
can again place calls to the last ten
telephone numbers dialed using the redial
function.

Manual redial

Press s button.
The telephone number last dialed
will appear in the display.

Select desired telephone number
with button ‚ or ƒ.
The letter
L and the number of the
memory position appears in the
left-hand corner of the display. The
numbers are stored in the order of
the calls received.

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.Accepting an incoming call
If the telephone is active in the background
(reception symbol is visible in the display),
the audio source is muted when an incom-
ing call is received. A ringing tone can be
heard and the caller’s telephone number,
or the name under which the telephone
number has been saved in the phone book,
appears in the display. If the caller’s
number is not transmitted with the call,
CALL
will appear in the display.

Press s button.
The call is accepted.
iIf you have activated the automatic
redial function on your telephone, the
number of the person being called is
automatically redialed after a short
waiting period if there is a busy signal.
Refer to the separate operating
instructions for the mobile telephone.